The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
Birthday Celebration.
MR.. JOS. FELLOWS, PROPRIETOR OF THE
EXCHANGE HOTEL, GIVES A
BANQUET.

BANQUET.
The dinner given by Mr.. Jos. Fellows,
proprietor of the Exchange Hotel on Sun
day last, to celebrate the anniversary of
his 18th birthday, was a grand affair and
much enjoyed. There were present fif-
teen guests, as follows: Judge Gervais
Baltic, Mr.. Miles, A. P. Williams, Mr..
Aarons, Gus. Jarreau, Sam Fellows, Fl. II.
White, Julius Ariail, Thos. Crawley, Mr..
Hartel, L. C. Giffe, H. L. Biossat, Peter
Jarreau. NJ. G. Moseley and John c..
Wicklife.
Mr.. Fellows occupied one end of the
table, and his grandson, Mr.. Aiiail, the
other. On the right and left of Mr.. Eel
lows were seated Mr.. Wickliffe and Judge
Baltic. Appropriate toasts were offered
by almost every one present, wishing
everything good for Mr.. Fellows. He re-
piled i'll a becoming manner.
After repeated calls, Mayor Crowley
responded with the following beautiful
tribute, which was we'll received
1t will repay a careful perusal, and will,
no doubt, be preserved as a memento of
the Joyous occasion just passed-''Uncle
Joe's" birthday:
Our Host and Gentlemen-A literal COM
pliance with the invitation just extended
me would involve the violation of men,
tai resolution and departure from COM
pact and agreement irrev0cably formed,
to disregard it would be to suppress the
thoughts and sentiments that spontane-
ously present themselves for expression OIL
this suspicious occasion, and will cOnse-
quently necessitate, with your permission,
the compliance on my part of what may
be appropriately denOminated dry toast,
and such it will doubtless be pronounced: :
| For what have we assembled here p
What, may ask, is the Specification of
this grOupe around this festive board
What means this interchange of mutual
congratulations and nnrestrained cOnviv-
iality9 Simply, my friends, to celebrate
the 10th anniversary of the birth of our
host, and to testify by our presence the
esteem, appreciation and regard enter
tanned by us for one of our most hon0red
citizens, Joseph Fellows, gentleman who
is respected, honOred and admired wher-
ever known, for the many commendable
qualities of head and heart that he pos
sesses and displays, and in the possession
of those qualities, characteristics and at
tributes which combine to constitute true
manhood, he is conspicuous. He dispen-
ses charity unOstentatiously. He fultills
and discharges, unobtrusively, all the OBJ
| legations and requirements that citizen
ship imposes. He has encountered and
borne with the fortitude and heroism of q
Roman the vicissitudes of this uncertain
and transitOry existence, and to-day, my
friends, through the interposition of o
kind and indulgent Providence we have
met to commemorate an event in the life
of our hOnorcd friend and host. Although
he has attained the 10th year of his age,
it affords unbounded satisfaction to per-
| ceive that Time has dealt gently with
him, that he is still in the possession and
enjoyment of all his faculties, that the
vigorous mind and body with which he
has been so literally endowed and sup
piled by Nature have not been impaired
to any Appreciable extent-all of which
are indisputable testimonials to pure,
upright and unsnilied pilgrimage through
life. There is q conviction, my friends,
that irresistably forces itself upon us in
| this connection. It is thls:-When a
man, as is the case with our worthy host,
has been permitted by an all-wise Provi-
deace to exceed the allotted time of man
by six years without deprivation OF
those faculties and senses which are SO es.
sential and indispensable to health, hap
piness, usefulness and the enjoyment OF
life, and to exempt him from the inflic-
ton of the physical infirnlities that usual
ly accompany that advanced age, does ii
not, my friends, demonstrate more con.
clusively and positively than language
can establish that his mission on earth
has not yet terminated, and that he is
permitted, through special dispensation
of Providence, to continue, for an indef.
ute period, his sphere of usefulness Oh
earth. Let us then, my friends, join with
one accord III wishing for our mutual and
respected friend and host many returns Of
occasions of q similar import, aud also
that his declining years may be sOlaced
by the conscientious recollection and re-
membrance of an upright life well spent
and also that he enjoyed in its fullest
measure and extent the admiration, es
TEEN and respect of his fellow-man.-
In Offering this humble tribute to thu
worth and virtues of our host / disclain
, any sinister or improper motive. Accept
my assurances. gentlemen, that the sin
cerity which impelled their utterance ha.
eliminated any semblance of hypocrisy -
the candor with which they have beer
/. expressed precludes the presence of ap
I parent insincerity, and am satisfied thai
it would be superfluous in me to assert
that the deserved but imperfect eulogy
which have endeavored to offer our wor
thy host receives not only your unqual
flied ratification and approval but that O.
his numerous friends and acquaintance
And in conclusion, gentlemen, permit NJ,
to say that would that could be empow
cred to successfully invoke the invisible
hand of Time
To roll backward, oh backward, Time il
your fight,
J And make us all boys again, just for to
night!
: NoTIcE.-My stores will be closed OF
the 10th and 28th, on account of Holidays
Mrs. D. HEYMAN.
In another column of to-days' issue
will be found the announcement of Mr.
Jno. w. Hickman, as candidate fo
Clerk of the Lourt. Mr.. Hickman served
with galla...ry in the late War, and wal
wounded at the battles of Sharpsburg ant
fredericksburg. He was in the Clerk
, office in 1866 and 1868, and madea goot